

1904 (29 Mars) registered cover to Montevideo, Uruguay franked 1896-99 25c. black on rose together with 1903 ‘Zebu’ 1c., 4c., 5c. pair and 10c. cancelled Tananarive cds, framed ‘T’ handstamp and further cds at top, Montevideo registration etiquette top left, arrival backstamp. A fine and unusual destination, Ex. Grabowski.

1904 (29.6.)Kiel picture postcard to Southsea, England franked 10pf tied by very fine strike of the rare Kiel/ P.A./ f.d.K. Britische/ Geschwader cancel, this cancel only being used on King Edward VII Royal Yacht on his visit to the Kiel Regatta.


1904 (5 Mars) registered cover franked on reverse block of ten 4c. tied Tamatave cds to Marseille and a single franking 40c. Diego Suarez on 1900 registered cover to Isere tied Tamatave cds. Both 40c. registered French community rates. Ex Grabowski, on his album page.


1904 (9 Aout) registered cover to Jaffa, Palestine franked pair ‘1 Piastre 1’ on 25c. tied by Samsoun Turquie cds with a further very fine strike alongside, reverse with transits of Constantinople Galata Turquie, Smyrne Turquie D'Asie and Alexandrie Egypte plus Jaffa arrival . Reverse also bears fine scallop seal of Banque Imperiale Ottomane.


1904 (Dic 1) cover to New York franked 1903 1c., 2c. pair and 10c. tied Choluteca cds and violet grill cancel, reverse with Tegucigalpa transits and arrival cds.

1904 (JA 6) 1d. stationery card Amsterdam bearing good strike of Woodbrook cds with another strike alongside, Port of Spain transit and arrival cds of 29 Jan. A scarce cancel.

1904 (May 18) registered cover to Budapest franked 10c. and 20c. tied oval Choutsun oval bilingual date stamp with registration handstamp in same ink alongside, additionally franked for overseas postage with Kiautschou 30pf. pair tied Tsingtau Kiautschou cds whose registration label appears at base, reverse with blue Kiaochow cds and arrival cds. A fine and very rare combination from Choutsun. M Jaschke-Lantelme Certificate.


1904 (OC 29) registered ‘Kinze’ cover to Germany bearing single franking Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee overprinted 5s tied St John’s cds, reverse with London transit and arrival cds. A rare stamp in good colour.


1904 10c. postal stationery envelope AR registered to Chicago and uprated with three 5c. on reverse tied framed San Jose AR handstamps; fine and attractive.

1904 10c. postal stationery envelope to Magretsch, Switzerland with double-ring Juan Vinas handstamp, San Jose transit and New Orleans transit to left, arrival backstamp.

1904 1d. Queen Victoria postal stationery envelope registered to Germany uprated by 1894-91 2½d. plus KEVII 1902 ½d. and 1d. tied Tarkwa cds, small unframed ‘R’ and manuscript number, reverse with Sekondi transit, Registered London transit and Hamburg arrival cds.

1904 3c. postal stationery card to Germany cancelled by oval 'DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/LINIE/HAMBURG/WESTAFRIKA/04/XXVII' date stamp, BREMEN arrival cds at left. The card is datelined "S.S. Gretchen Bohlen". Cockerill does not record this date stamp tied to the 'S.S. Gretchen Bohlen'.


1904 5c printed matter rate cover to Toulouse with octagonal Buenos Ayres A Bordeaux and postcard to Cayenne, French Guiana cancelled Bordeaux A Loango. Good examples of the two lines that regularly called at Dakar. Ex Grabowski, on his album page.


1904 cover to England plastered front and back with 1876 ¼c. pale green (all singles) with Pontevedra cds, blue manuscript “T/ 25” tax marking, Redruth arrival backstamp; some stamps damaged overlapping the edge, a spectacular late usage.

1904 insured parcel card to Switzerland franked 5pi on 1k. and 10pi. on 2k. tied Constantinopel I date stamps, Vienna transit at base, fine condition.

1904 picture post card of Monrovia troops addressed to Germany, endorsed "Feldpost" with oval 'DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/LINIE/HAMBURG/WESTAFRIKA/27/11.04/XXXVII' date stamp, MUNICH arrival cds to left; good condition.

1904 picture post card to England franked 2c (2) and 3c tied by scarce 'PRASLIN GRAND ANSE' cds with another strike to left, 'SEYCHELLES' cds on reverse; good example of usually illegible cds.

1904 picture postcard (half of double Sarajevo view card) to Geneva franked 20h. pink and black tied Sarajevo cds, underfranked (should have been 25h.) with blue manuscript charges and 10c. Postage Due applied with Geneva cds.


1904 picture postcard ‘Klong Balangpoo – Bangkok’ to Paris, franked 1899-1904 1a. olive-green tied large bilingual Chantaburi bilingual date stamp, to left a good example of the negative seal; a couple of small stains but generally good example.


1904 picture postcard ‘Siamese young woman’ to France, franked 1899-1904 1a. olive-green tied large bilingual Chantaburi bilingual date stamp on front, reverse with smaller English language Chantaboon cds and good example of the negative seal; gernerally good condition.